Kiyokawa Station

Kiyokawa Station 清川駅
Kiyokawa Station in October 2010
General information
Location	Kiyokawa Shimokawahara 4, Shōnai-machi, Higashitagawa-gun, Yamagata-ken 999-6606 Japan
Coordinates	38°47′25″N 140°01′15″E
Operated by	JR East
Line(s)	■ Rikuu West Line
Distance	31.1 kilometers from Shinjō
Platforms	1 island platform
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	June 4, 1914
Passengers
FY2004	74
Services
Preceding station JR East Following station Karikawa towards Sakata Rikuu West Line Rapid Mogamigawa Takaya One-way operation Rikuu West Line Local Takaya towards Shinjō

Kiyokawa Station (清川駅, Kiyokawa-eki) is a railway station on the Rikuu West Line in Shōnai, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Kiyokawa Station is served by the Rikuu West Line, and is located 31.1 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Shinjō Station.

Station layout

The station has one island platform of which only one side is in use, serving a bidirectional single track. The second track is still in place, although the signaling equipment has been removed. The platform is connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

History

Kiyokawa Station opened on June 4, 1914. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in March 2000.

Surrounding area

• Kiyokawa Post Office

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Kiyokawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR East Station information (in Japanese)